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for progressives around the nation upset with you with fiscal cliff negotiations are going here's tom's take on what you need to do about it despite not adding a single penny to the national debt and having a two point six trillion dollars surplus which i'm talking about social security trust fund president obama put social security insurance on the table moving the so-called fiscal cliff negotiations even deeper into republican home turf think about it we're debating just how many rich people will get to keep george w. bush's tax cuts we're debating just how many seniors poor people and disabled people are going to suffer and how badly they're going to suffer when their social security insurance is gone we're debating which social welfare programs and unemployment is are going to expire this is the kind of debate you expect between a center right republican a far right republican between dwight eisenhower barry goldwater not between a democrat and a republican. on these grounds republicans when every time and the working class loses every time. instead president obama should be putting
for progressives around the nation upset with you with fiscal cliff negotiations are going here's tom's take on what you need to do about it despite not adding a single penny to the national debt and having a two point six trillion dollars surplus which i'm talking about social security trust fund president obama put social security insurance on the table moving the so-called fiscal cliff negotiations even deeper into republican home turf think about it we're debating just how many rich people...
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the fiscal cliff is just more theater from bankers and politicians trying to distract people from the underlying root catastrophe that is a bunch of wankers and franker who are manipulating the system day in and day out destroying the economy this fiscal cliff is just more drama more theater and it doesn't really focus on the true underlying problems and we're going to see more of this going forward in two thousand and thirteen anything to buy flecked attention from the mobs what they're pitchforks and torches there are coming after these people they want to just delay that day of reckoning for as many months as they can but days reckoning is twenty eight isn't comic is there anything to look forward to . what's that i could hear you this beautiful eve. here in london. herbert is dancing on the bridge i could hear you is there anything to look forward to it twenty thought you know we all do. it carney rory well you know get up and i'll just going to say let's get the whole you are problems and the whole fiscal problems out of our head it's you're in london there we got the big london
the fiscal cliff is just more theater from bankers and politicians trying to distract people from the underlying root catastrophe that is a bunch of wankers and franker who are manipulating the system day in and day out destroying the economy this fiscal cliff is just more drama more theater and it doesn't really focus on the true underlying problems and we're going to see more of this going forward in two thousand and thirteen anything to buy flecked attention from the mobs what they're...
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fiscal cliff next. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call a dollar. i'm sorry i'm just a guy who cares an awful lot about my country uses our own are through you know what kind of mind their terrorist cells in your neighborhood all want to give us a defeat terrorism on the on the liberal and the christian point just because your beliefs about it. you know the corporate media distracts us from what you and i should care about because they're a profit driven industry that sells us and facials that garbage he calls it breaking news i'm happy martin and we're going to break that. so tonight president obama is returning from his hawaiian christmas vacation early to get a jump start on fiscal cl
fiscal cliff next. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call a dollar. i'm sorry i'm just a guy who cares an awful lot about my country uses our own are through you know what kind of...
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it is of course until congress settles down and starts taking these fiscal cliff talks seriously. and update for you now on the foreign intelligence surveillance act better known as the legislation was up for debate on the senate floor it was created four years ago and it is set to expire in four days unless congress acts and fast now to refresh your memory is a piece of legislation that allows the u.s. government to monitor civilian phone calls and interactions with people outside of the country without a warrant we told you last week that by some might be renewed without any discussion on the senate floor and it took the work of several notable senators who are concerned about privacy issues the bill presents to finally have the debate senators ron wyden jeff merkley rand paul mark udall and mike leave took turns discussing the dangers of the bill take a listen to senator lee i worry that in seeking to achieve temporary safety some of the authorities we have given the government under fire may compromise essential rights and liberties in particular i'm concerned about the govern
it is of course until congress settles down and starts taking these fiscal cliff talks seriously. and update for you now on the foreign intelligence surveillance act better known as the legislation was up for debate on the senate floor it was created four years ago and it is set to expire in four days unless congress acts and fast now to refresh your memory is a piece of legislation that allows the u.s. government to monitor civilian phone calls and interactions with people outside of the...
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cliff is coming and we're all going to shoot off the fiscal cliff like thelma and louise and we're holding hands with grover norquist and everybody's crying mostly because the lose in the sixty six thunderbird to the grand canyon but the republicans even though they lost the election even though they lost seats in the house and lost seats in the senate they still refused to negotiate and they're being held hostage by their far right wing and that hasn't changed and it might might change next year but i don't i don't think so and loose with what about the polarization let's say in france right now after the election because the sitting president is not very popular right now. it's complicated because you you get a kind of windshield wiper effect in france you get one we can which the president sporty and the president himself are doing extremely badly for instance you have the steel works. with mr lakshmi mittal the fact that basically the president and the prime minister the minister for industry all had different theories about what to do and how to try and keep jobs into the country and
cliff is coming and we're all going to shoot off the fiscal cliff like thelma and louise and we're holding hands with grover norquist and everybody's crying mostly because the lose in the sixty six thunderbird to the grand canyon but the republicans even though they lost the election even though they lost seats in the house and lost seats in the senate they still refused to negotiate and they're being held hostage by their far right wing and that hasn't changed and it might might change next...
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well the fiscal cliff refers to a disastrous economic results that will take place if u.s. budget laws are not changed they are sat so there's something called a debt ceiling so there's so much money so so much money is spent then all of a sudden there's a huge reduction in government spending and this is really staged by the bankers and the corporations because as capitalism is collapsing internationally they are they're setting up and they're trying to get people used to the idea that they have to accept cuts and all the services they depend on and so this is a staged crisis in order to force the people to pay for a process that the banks created or it's not the first time they say that democrats and republicans have squabbled over such a serious issue which could plunge the country as you say into another recession how long can this continue well the democrats and the republicans are playing different roles but they're reading from the same script there are republicans are trying to push forward the cuts you know they want to champion cuts and food stamps so that people
well the fiscal cliff refers to a disastrous economic results that will take place if u.s. budget laws are not changed they are sat so there's something called a debt ceiling so there's so much money so so much money is spent then all of a sudden there's a huge reduction in government spending and this is really staged by the bankers and the corporations because as capitalism is collapsing internationally they are they're setting up and they're trying to get people used to the idea that they...
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many levels and the fiscal cliff which some call a product of u.s. lawmakers imagination could become a self-fulfilling prophecy well charlie mcgrath founder of wide awake he says it is ironic that america's main parties have difficulty reaching a deal on policies to aid the nation's pull but had little trouble agreeing on the defense budget. work in the united states of america this is where we govern by crisis we don't have representatives in washington d.c. we have political prostitutes that will go before a camera and say that anything that they have to say is you keep this massive government rolling and you can make special interest influence in washington d.c. or that when the cameras are on you know they're on the red team they're going out there saying it's the welfare folks as well it's the people on food stamps or the people who are extended unemployment benefits if they're on the blue team they're coming out and trying to get their base fired up that it's all about their corporate interest and this is why we can't come up with you but isn'
many levels and the fiscal cliff which some call a product of u.s. lawmakers imagination could become a self-fulfilling prophecy well charlie mcgrath founder of wide awake he says it is ironic that america's main parties have difficulty reaching a deal on policies to aid the nation's pull but had little trouble agreeing on the defense budget. work in the united states of america this is where we govern by crisis we don't have representatives in washington d.c. we have political prostitutes that...
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well for weeks now we've heard of the fiscal looming though for the looming fiscal cliff and what it can mean to our taxes and our military essentially the cliff is a mix of expiring budgets and tax laws that spending cuts would actually go into effect in congress if it fails to act and yes economists agree that going over this proverbial fiscal cliff could very well launch the u.s. into a congressionally mandated recession we know that americans are worried about their own finances but here's a story of how the threat of the fiscal cliff is already affecting the country in unexpected ways deep budget cuts across the country forced the hand of an organ county jail which has released thirty inmates because it simply cannot afford to board them any longer and here's the kicker according to the associated press less than an hour after one of these low level offenders walked out a story say he was demanding that a bank teller hand over money but the story doesn't end there because of the steady reduction in federal subsidies there are fewer jail beds sheriff patrols parole officers and s
well for weeks now we've heard of the fiscal looming though for the looming fiscal cliff and what it can mean to our taxes and our military essentially the cliff is a mix of expiring budgets and tax laws that spending cuts would actually go into effect in congress if it fails to act and yes economists agree that going over this proverbial fiscal cliff could very well launch the u.s. into a congressionally mandated recession we know that americans are worried about their own finances but here's...
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still stuck on the edge of its fiscal cliff now with. investigators ruling out possible causes for the deadly plane crash at a moscow airport. the. tragedy step by step. us from the rest of the middle east and the arab world money roller coaster the russian public political. the major events that shape. it is so good to have you with us here on new year's eve special. live in moscow later though to be joined by kevin. trying to pull the u.s. back from the brink of the fiscal cliff it couldn't get much closer we're down to the wire just a few hours now americans will be hit hard by billions of dollars of tax hikes and spending cuts which will come into effect on tuesday republicans and democrats are now in a last minute effort to avert it as time rapidly runs out. reports. the u.s. congress created this cliff situation when they failed to agree on a budget that would help the country reduce its deficit and its you monger's debt and what they did was what they usually do they put off those important decisions until a certain deadline that
still stuck on the edge of its fiscal cliff now with. investigators ruling out possible causes for the deadly plane crash at a moscow airport. the. tragedy step by step. us from the rest of the middle east and the arab world money roller coaster the russian public political. the major events that shape. it is so good to have you with us here on new year's eve special. live in moscow later though to be joined by kevin. trying to pull the u.s. back from the brink of the fiscal cliff it couldn't...
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many levels and the fiscal cliff which some call a product of u.s. lawmakers imagination could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. trying to find your way through a complex tax system isn't bad enough in the u.k. you paying through the nose for telephone services to help them navigate it that's coming up later. another crew member has died after a passenger jet crash landed at one of moscow's busiest airports that brings the number of dead to five while three of those are still fighting for their lives in hospital the redwings plane skidded off the runway and plowed into the embankment of a major highway on saturday experts believe bad weather brake failure or simply pilot error could have led to the tragedy. now looks at how the events unfolded the twenty ninth of december the last working day of two thousand and twelve in russia . business is. the next. jump into their cars and escape the busy capital. highway heads to the west where most of the luxury estates and country houses are located traffic jams are karma but this time of the day this time o
many levels and the fiscal cliff which some call a product of u.s. lawmakers imagination could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. trying to find your way through a complex tax system isn't bad enough in the u.k. you paying through the nose for telephone services to help them navigate it that's coming up later. another crew member has died after a passenger jet crash landed at one of moscow's busiest airports that brings the number of dead to five while three of those are still fighting for...
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panic markets lead america's plunge off the fiscal cliff while the republicans and democrats. pull the safety cord. as the number of dead in the moscow plane crash rises to five and investigators begin the painstaking probe into the accident we take you step by step through the sequence of events. plus from painful to stare a teen europe and he will across the arab world to the rise of political awareness in russia as the world turns a new page two thousand and thirteen r.t. recaptures all the twists and turns of the act giving you. i. welcome you watching r.t. with me andrey far. now the united states has all but begun its plunge off the fiscal cliff at least on the markets and with last minute talks between republicans and democrats falling apart yet again america could be in for a hard landing wall street is in full retreat saying five straight days of selloffs is panicky investors jump ship on new year's day six hundred billion dollars worth of tax hikes and federal cuts are slated to come into force in america and a deal to avert that is still nowhere in sight though as a
panic markets lead america's plunge off the fiscal cliff while the republicans and democrats. pull the safety cord. as the number of dead in the moscow plane crash rises to five and investigators begin the painstaking probe into the accident we take you step by step through the sequence of events. plus from painful to stare a teen europe and he will across the arab world to the rise of political awareness in russia as the world turns a new page two thousand and thirteen r.t. recaptures all the...
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many levels and the fiscal cliff which some call a product of u.s. lawmakers imagination could become a self-fulfilling prophecy well charlie mcgrath found of wide awake says it is ironic that america's main parties have difficulty reaching a deal on policies to aid the nation's poor but had little trouble agreeing on the defense budget. when the cameras are own you know if they're on the red team there i mean you're out there saying it's the welfare of all it's the people on food stamps or the people in extended unemployment benefits if they're on the blue team they're coming out and trying to get their base fired up that it's all about corporate interests and this is why we can't come up with video but isn't it me when the cameras are off and it's time to pass a trillion dollar nearly trillion dollar defense bill they have no problem whatsoever coming to coming together and holding hands with that kind of a deal together since two thousand and one namely we've been governing this nation by proxy the world by crisis and it doesn't matter who gets or
many levels and the fiscal cliff which some call a product of u.s. lawmakers imagination could become a self-fulfilling prophecy well charlie mcgrath found of wide awake says it is ironic that america's main parties have difficulty reaching a deal on policies to aid the nation's poor but had little trouble agreeing on the defense budget. when the cameras are own you know if they're on the red team there i mean you're out there saying it's the welfare of all it's the people on food stamps or the...
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is still stuck on the edge of its fiscal cliff. before. investigators begin ruling out possible causes for the deadly plane crash at a moscow airport. step by step. us from the rest of the middle east and arab world money roller coaster public getting more politically vocal. major events that shaped twenty twenty. well it is a pleasure to have you with us here today on this new year's eve lots of action coming your way throughout the night. will be here a bit later for now though it's me research i live in the moscow st. now trying to pull the u.s. back from the brink of the fiscal cliff it couldn't get much closer to the wire just a few hours now americans will be hit hard by billions of dollars of tax hikes and spending cuts which will automatically come into effect on tuesday republicans and democrats are now in a last minute effort to avert it as time rapidly runs out here's our washington d.c. correspondent. the u.s. congress created this cliff situation when they failed to agree on a budget that would help the country reduce its defi
is still stuck on the edge of its fiscal cliff. before. investigators begin ruling out possible causes for the deadly plane crash at a moscow airport. step by step. us from the rest of the middle east and arab world money roller coaster public getting more politically vocal. major events that shaped twenty twenty. well it is a pleasure to have you with us here today on this new year's eve lots of action coming your way throughout the night. will be here a bit later for now though it's me...
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trying to pull us back from the brink of the fiscal cliff couldn't get much closer to the wire in a few hours time americans will be hit hard by billions of dollars of tax hikes and spending cuts. come into effect on tuesday but republicans and democrats just can't agree on how to avert it and time is rapidly running out washington correspondent. the u.s. congress created this cliff situation when they failed to agree on a budget that would help the country reduce its deficit and its you monger's debt and what they did was what they usually do they put off those important decisions until a certain deadline that deadline is now so they came up with this scary word cliff to create lots of drama around which would be the ordinary maybe somewhat boring working process of any congress or parliament that is to agree on a budget the need to deadlines so the cliff which actually describes the mode in which the congress is working their inability to make decisions until the very very last minute the cliff that u.s. lawmakers have artificially created could become very real for the american peopl
trying to pull us back from the brink of the fiscal cliff couldn't get much closer to the wire in a few hours time americans will be hit hard by billions of dollars of tax hikes and spending cuts. come into effect on tuesday but republicans and democrats just can't agree on how to avert it and time is rapidly running out washington correspondent. the u.s. congress created this cliff situation when they failed to agree on a budget that would help the country reduce its deficit and its you...
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fiscal cliff last minute deal looks set to. the time being at least. you're watching. it. well the new year's global race is wrapping up so that such a quick look at some of the most spectacular celebrations that have been held so far new zealand was among the first to twenty thirty crowds at the harbor in oakland to enjoy the display of the city's sky tower raised two million people turned out of a key celebration in australia sydney's skyline erupted with a nonstandard jaw dropping fireworks at midnight a bridge. night later moved on to asia with hong kong which really built up the tension of the countdown then lit up the sky from both land and sea europe has also welcome the new year with a major fireworks display at the brandenburg gate in berlin becoming one of the world's largest open air parties and the dazzling display also splashed skies above the london eye in the u.k. capital and across the atlantic over a million spectators descend york's times celebrate the event with the additional troops. in russia officially kicked off when the clock on tower in moscow rang
fiscal cliff last minute deal looks set to. the time being at least. you're watching. it. well the new year's global race is wrapping up so that such a quick look at some of the most spectacular celebrations that have been held so far new zealand was among the first to twenty thirty crowds at the harbor in oakland to enjoy the display of the city's sky tower raised two million people turned out of a key celebration in australia sydney's skyline erupted with a nonstandard jaw dropping fireworks...
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plus it is a fiscal cliff a last minute deal looks set to fend off a new year tax hike in america for the time being at least and island takes over as the head of the european union but its massive debt leaves it in a weak position just as the broad calls out for strong leadership. and i welcome and happy new year you are watching r.t. life from moscow with me. now is a new year continues to roll out across the world let's take a quick look at some of the most spectacular celebrations that have happened so far new zealand was among the first to usher in twenty thirty crowd packed the harbor in oakland to enjoy the display of the city's sky tower while almost two million people turned out at the key celebration in this trailer city skyline erupting with the now standard jaw dropping fireworks at midnight from harbor bridge great site a midnight later moved on to asia this is hong kong which really built up the tension with a camp dam then lit up the sky from both land and sea. shortly after europe welcomed the new year with a major fireworks display at the brandenburg gate in berlin be
plus it is a fiscal cliff a last minute deal looks set to fend off a new year tax hike in america for the time being at least and island takes over as the head of the european union but its massive debt leaves it in a weak position just as the broad calls out for strong leadership. and i welcome and happy new year you are watching r.t. life from moscow with me. now is a new year continues to roll out across the world let's take a quick look at some of the most spectacular celebrations that have...
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plus it is a fiscal cliff as a last minute deal seems likely to fend off a new year tax hike in the u.s. but the same man set for another showdown on capitol hill. and i learned takes over as the head of the european union but it's massive dead leaves it in a weak position just as the broad calls out of a strong leadership. cloak borning and happy new year you are watching r.t. live from moscow with me. now the new year has reached the new year race has reached america's east coast midnight has just struck in new york these are live pictures from times square over a million spectators are there to celebrate the event with the traditional ball drop the iconic symbol has been decorated with tens of thousands of colored lights organizers say that. could be a record tonight for new year's celebrations in the big apple these are live pictures many people celebrating you can see they're bringing in twenty to. well let's take a quick look at some of the most spectacular celebrations and firework displays of happened around the world new zealand was among the first to usher in twenty thirty cro
plus it is a fiscal cliff as a last minute deal seems likely to fend off a new year tax hike in the u.s. but the same man set for another showdown on capitol hill. and i learned takes over as the head of the european union but it's massive dead leaves it in a weak position just as the broad calls out of a strong leadership. cloak borning and happy new year you are watching r.t. live from moscow with me. now the new year has reached the new year race has reached america's east coast midnight has...